... look after him after she died. George's dream although extremely similar to Lennie's, is probably more detailed and complicated. Lennie thinks as far as "tendin" the rabbits", but George has to worry about whether it would be possible. Lennie is mentally slow and he is "huge, shapeless of face with large pale eyes ... was worthless and nobody cared, when Lennie came in things changed. Then Curleys wife made him feel the same again. You never learn the name of Curleys Wife, which I think shows how she is thought of on the farm, regarded as one of Curley's possessions. She is always heavi...

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... rather then fragmentation. She does not want to leave them behind for she fears that they would never see Tom and Casy on the road or in California. As a result, she grabs hold of a jack-handle, steps in front of the truck to block it, and threatens to fight anyone who gets in her way, especially Pa. In her revolt, Ma pleads for ... leaves two dollars and some food for the Wilsons; she leaves some stew for the starving children at Hoversville; she gives Tom her last seven dollars, and she indirectly asks her daughter to share her milk to a complete stranger in the last scene of the stor...

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... her to feel forced to allow him to fix her pots. Right after the stranger leaves, she is full of confidence in her womanhood and goes to do a complete makeover. "After a while she began to dress, slowly. She put on her newest underclothing and her nicest stocking and the dress which was the symbol of her prettiness" (94). She then transforms from a gardener to model ... "nice? You think I look nice? What do you mean by nice" (95)? Elisa obviously goes on the offense and wonders why she just looks nice. The last scene of symbolism , Elisa sees her precious chrysanthemums on the ground, b...

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... they are treated like objects. Despite Curley's wife having a husband, she is restricted from going anywhere and has no choice but to stay in the house all by her lonely self. Curley's wife believes she has a higher authority than other people, but she is weak and lonely throughout this ... book. Her gender represents pure loneliness and desperation. Crooks, who is the only black man living by himself on the ranch doesn't expect Lennie and Candy to come into his room. "Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much ... the amount of loneliness that exists for him. It is in human nat...

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... , bigger than anybody around here" (249). Notice how Steinbeck describes how Elisa's irritated face has vanished as a result from the stranger's question, which is Elisa's interest. From that moment further, Elisa began to "open up" to the man, feeling more comfortable and leaving her irritation behind her. This moment in the story illustrates how her attention was diverted away from being resistant and rejecting ... enough to break a calf on her knee is found crying weakly. While Elisa is crying, Steinbeck also states that she uses her collar to block her husband from seeing her cry. Sh...

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... pivotal characters: a man named Carlson who works on the ranch and owns his very own luger, a simple old man, missing his right hand by the name of Candy who also works on the ranch, and his dog, who has no name at all. About halfway through the novel, the three characters that were just mentioned find themselves ... his job better than most men. Candy's dog has been a great sheepherder, best herding dog Candy's every had. While the dog relies on Candy for food, water, and shelter, Lennie relies on George for support and permission. In chapter three, Lennie gets involved in a physical qua...

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